Description

In this episode, we answer the questions, " How can I talk about politics at church without getting in trouble with the IRS? "

Rev. Nate Berneking is the Director of Financial and Administrative Ministries for the Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.

Resources

• Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk by Eugene Cho
• Exploring A Wesleyan Theology by Ryan Nicholas Danker, Gen. Ed. 
• Seeing Grey in a World of Black and White by Adam Hamilton
• The Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan O. Hatch 
• John Wesley's Social Ethics by Manfred Marquardt 
• The Public Church by Martin E. Marty
• Christ and Culture by H. Richard Niebuhr 
• The Radical Wesley by Howard Snyder 
• On God's Side by Jim Wallace
• Living God's Politics by Jim Wallis
• The Spirit of Our Politics by Michael Wear
• Standing Courageous: Church Leadership in Partisan Times Webinar Recording and Resources

View additional resources related to this episode at www.moumethodist.org/jump-start-resources

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Does your ministry feel stuck? Is yesterday's approach to ministry not yielding hoped-for results? Jump Start is a podcast series that reimagines ministry essentials and offers new questions, new thoughts and new scorecards. Each episode covers a stand-alone essential geared at jump-starting a ministry that needs new life. You’ll get practical advice and solutions that can be immediately implemented in your ministry context.